Crop Management and Ecology
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 531, section XC
Environmental factors affecting crop growth and yield. Climatic and edaphic adaptation of crop species. Management systems for crops with an emphasis on the ecology of row and forage crops common to the Midwest.
Prerequisites: Agron 501 (Crop Growth and Development), 502 (Chemistry, Physics, and Biology of Soils), and 503 (Climate and Crop Growth); restricted to graduate students enrolled in degree programs at Iowa State University; if not enrolled in MS in Agronomy, contact msagron@iastate.edu
Recommended prerequisites: Agron 512 (Soil-Plant Environment) and 514 (Integrated Pest Management)
Recommended minimum computer requirements: PC with Windows Operating System, 200 MHz processor, video, audio, and graphics capabilities, 64 Mb RAM and CD-ROM, Internet access, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office
Dates: August 22-December 16
Delivery method: combination CD-ROM and online
Location: http://masters.agron.iastate.edu
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $636
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Margaret Smith, Lecturer
Registration deadline: August 15
Text: National Research Council. 1989. Alternative Agriculture. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0309039851.

Soil Management
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 532, section XC
Evaluate the impact of various soil management practices on soil and water resources. Combine and apply basic information gained in Agron 502 and Agron 512. Emphasizes the agronomic, economic, and environmental effects of soil management strategies.
Prerequisites: Agron 502 (Chemistry, Physics, and Biology of Soils) and Agron 512 (Soil-Plant Environment); restricted to graduate students enrolled in degree programs at Iowa State University; if not enrolled in MS in Agronomy, contact msagron@iastate.edu
Recommended minimum computer requirements: PC with Windows Operating System, 200 MHz processor, video, audio, and graphics capabilities, 64 Mb RAM and CD-ROM, Internet access, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office
Dates: August 22-December 16
Delivery method: combination CD-ROM and online
Location: http://masters.agron.iastate.edu
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $636
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Richard Cruse, Professor
Registration deadline: August 15
Text: none

Crop Protection
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 533, section XC
Integrated management systems for important crop pests. Cultural, biological and chemical control strategies applicable to major crops grown in the Midwest.
Prerequisites: Agron 514 (Integrated Pest Management), restricted to graduate students admitted to specific programs at Iowa State University; if not enrolled in MS in Agronomy, contact msagron@iastate.edu
Recommended minimum computer requirements: PC with Windows Operating System, 200 MHz processor, video, audio, and graphics capabilities, 64 Mb RAM and CD-ROM, Internet access, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office
Dates: August 22-December 16
Delivery method: combination CD-ROM and online
Location: http://masters.agron.iastate.edu
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $636
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Allan Ciha, Lecturer
Registration deadline: August 15
Texts: Pedigo, Larry and Rice, Marlin. Entomology and Pest Management. 5th ed. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0131525638.
Agrios, George. Plant Pathology. 5th ed. Academic Press. ISBN 0120445654.
Radosevich, S., Holt, J., and Ghersa, C. Weed Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471116068.